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July 21
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Joshua Keezer
marked as to-read:
Star Beast (Mass Market Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein
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July 13
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
The Wild Hunt (Hardcover)
by Jill Tattersall
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read in July, 2008
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
Going Postal: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
by Terry Pratchett
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read in July, 2008
Joshua said:
"Of the Terry Pratchetbooks I've read, Going Postal has been my favorite. The story is fast paced and witty and is many ways a "build it up from the ground" story. For some reason I love stories and games when the character has to take som...more
Of the Terry Pratchetbooks I've read, Going Postal has been my favorite. The story is fast paced and witty and is many ways a "build it up from the ground" story. For some reason I love stories and games when the character has to take something in disarray or non-existant and fix it.
The first half of the story is about the main character Moist von Lipwig finding himself and getting direction as he is assigned the task of getting the postal service running again or die. The character has issues initially and as the story progresses, he begins falling into his assigned role. By the end of the book you've all but forgotten what kind of person he was at first.
The story is about a former criminal, Moist von Lipwig, who is given the task to bring the Post Office back from the dead. This proves to be a difficult task as many of the letters that are still undelivered in the Post Office are over hundreds of years old. The story evolves into a competition between the Clack Towers with their constant breakdowns and the slow moving postal system.
And in typical Pratchett style, you get an assorted of weirdness from a horse that can't change directions to an obsessive pin (but not needle) collector. Puns are everywhere and had me chuckling for some (Mailstorm) and groan for others (Poste Haste). But in the end, the story comes full circle with a very satisfactory ending....less
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July 07
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
A Death in Belmont (Hardcover)
by Sebastian Junger
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read in July, 2008
Joshua said:
"This was a mildly entertaining story on the possible Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo and the isolated death of Bessie Goldberg that a jury convicted Roy Smith of doing. The book provides lots of details into the Boston Strangler, Roy Smith, and Alb...more
This was a mildly entertaining story on the possible Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo and the isolated death of Bessie Goldberg that a jury convicted Roy Smith of doing. The book provides lots of details into the Boston Strangler, Roy Smith, and Albert DeSalvo but ultimately comes to no definite solution.
Many times, the book takes long, unrelated tangeants that had me thinking that the author lacked any major substance. In the end, all that I have come to realize is that it is unlikely that Albert DeSalvo himself was the Boston Strangler and this leaves little to be said about whether or not Roy Smith was guilty of the charges that were brought against him....less
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July 01
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Joshua Keezer
is currently reading:
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)
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Joshua said:
"... still reading ...
The first chapter was a great hook to the book. I found the perspective of Shadow interesting enough to keep me going and I was wondering what was up with Mr. Wednesday. But it is how the chapter ends that had me shocked an...more
... still reading ...
The first chapter was a great hook to the book. I found the perspective of Shadow interesting enough to keep me going and I was wondering what was up with Mr. Wednesday. But it is how the chapter ends that had me shocked and wondering what the hell that was all about. I'm hooked.
The story is compelling but at times morbidly dark. In one moment I find myself wondering more about what's going on and what the deal is with Mr. Wednesday. In the next, I find myself visibly disturbed by a scene that has just transpired. Currently, I find myself questioning the main character Shadow. He seems to go, without question, with Mr. Wednesday's explainations of things and yet encountering some pretty weird shit. I've found it somewhat difficult to see his reactions as reasonable. A good example of this is where Shadow so readily accepts Mr. Wednesday's regular encounters with ghosts....less
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June 27
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
Timon of Athens (Paperback)
by William Shakespeare, Thomas Middleton
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read in April, 2008
Joshua said:
"Though considered by many to not have been written by William Shakespeare, I consider this my favorite work by him. The story is very dark and makes a very strong statement about humanity and greed. This is the only play by Shakespeare that I have ...more
Though considered by many to not have been written by William Shakespeare, I consider this my favorite work by him. The story is very dark and makes a very strong statement about humanity and greed. This is the only play by Shakespeare that I have been able to read, and comprehend, in a single sitting and I see myself reading it again in the future for fun....less
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
Down to Earth (Colonization, Book 2)
by Harry Turtledove
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Joshua Keezer
gave
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Second Contact (Colonization, Book 1)
by Harry Turtledove
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Joshua Keezer
gave
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar Series, Volume 4)
by Harry Turtledove
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Joshua Keezer
gave
to:
Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar Series, Volume 3)
by Harry Turtledove
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